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Australia Unemployment Rate

Australia Unemployment Rate 20 July 2017

Australia Unemployment Rate 20 July 2017: 5.6% for June 2017, in line with the forecast and against 5.6% in May 2017 (first reported as 5.5%). It was released on Thu 20 Jul 2017 at 01:30 UTC.

These figures were verified on 4 Oct 2026 from the source: Australian Bureau of Statistics. This page reports the release as published: the figures, the consensus forecast and what a print like it usually does to the currency.

Actual
5.6%
June 2017
Forecast
5.6%
The market consensus
Previous
5.6%
As the source gives it

What a print like this usually does

In line with the forecast: The currency may still react to jobs growth or participation, but an in-line rate usually limits the response.

Australia Unemployment Rate 20 July 2017: 5.6% for June 2017 against a 5.6% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
20 Jul 2017Jun5.6%5.6%5.6%
15 Jun 2017May5.5%5.7%5.7%
18 May 2017Apr5.7%5.9%5.9%
13 Apr 2017Mar5.9%5.9%5.9%
16 Mar 2017Feb5.9%5.7%5.7%
16 Feb 2017Jan5.7%5.8%5.8%
19 Jan 2017Dec5.8%5.7%5.7%
15 Dec 2016Nov5.7%5.6%5.6%
17 Nov 2016Oct5.6%5.6%5.6%
20 Oct 2016Sep5.6%5.7%5.7%
15 Sep 2016Aug5.6%5.7%5.7%
18 Aug 2016Jul5.7%5.8%5.8%
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